The Association for Public Economic Theory and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok are proud to sponsor a special APET workshop on the political economy of development.

The workshop will be held on June 23 and 24, at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.

We
invite theoretical contributions on the study of developing
countries, with a possible emphasis on the political economy of
underdevelopment. Topics include but are not restricted to:

(a)
unequal growth and its aftermath(b)
the political economy of rural-urban transformation(c)
property rights(d)
rent-seeking and lobbying(e)
conflict(f)
public goods provision(g)
accountability and governance

A selection of the papers presented will be included in a special issue of the Journal or Public Economic Theory to be edited by Debraj Ray and Rajiv Sethi.